Senior Technical Product Manager @ Fora Travel | Travel Tech Essentialist Talent Network

About Fora

Hi, we’re Fora. We’re reimagining the travel advisor industry with fresh eyes, and building a travel agency that is modern, inclusive, tech-enabled and well, cool.

Our mission is bold. We’re here to empower 100,000 entrepreneurs to transform their passion for travel into a totally fun new career, and we’re doing it by curating the most incredible experiences for travelers.

We are a passionate team of entrepreneurs, engineers, marketers, product managers, designers, data wizzes, and travel professionals based in NYC.

We are proud to have been named as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies. You can read about us in Condé Nast Traveler, where we were featured as one of the 56 Bright Ideas of Travel in 2022 and Phocuswire, where we were named as one of the Hot 25 Startups of 2023.

Fora was founded in 2021 by three travel entrepreneurs – Henley Vazquez, Jake Peters and Evan Frank – who shared one big idea. Since then, we’ve grown to a team of 30+ full-time employees, with an office headquarters in TriBeCa, New York City.

We are fortunate to be backed by an incredible group of investors and are looking for more talented and mission-driven individuals to join our team.

About the role

We are hiring a Senior Technical Product Manager to be an early technical leader interfacing across the organization, between engineering, design, operations, marketing, support, and our third-party partners/vendors. In this role you will work cross-functionally to guide products from conception to launch by connecting the technical and business worlds. You will break down complex problems into steps that drive product development.

This is a unique chance to work on a product from the ground up, helping a team with lots of ideas to build from scratch and create something that will transform an industry. As an early employee, you will also help define how we build and engineer at Fora and have an input into our ways of working. The role is perfect for a technical generalist with a strong engineering background, with plenty of opportunity to assume responsibility and take on increased leadership or specialize in a specific area within product and engineering as we grow.

What you’ll do

Launch new products and features, test their performance, and iterate quickly.
Conduct proof of concept investigations, determine what's possible, write detailed specifications to build features and solutions that involve highly technical components, such as integrations with 3rd party systems, API-driven features, and data & reporting across our platform.
Understand and explain complex technical issues, discern impact, and communicate them to maximize clarity and drive resolution.
Roll up your sleeves and dive into logs and data to understand how things are working and where improvements can be made.
Work collaboratively with engineering, marketing, data, finance, support, design, and other teams.

Skills you'll need

You have a Computer Science background or equivalent technical experience.
At least 5 years of work experience across technical product management, software engineering, or data engineering.
Extensive experience defining projects, driving requirements, coordinating teams, and launching products & features in an agile environment.
Ability to architect, manage, and manipulate data, comfortable with SQL, Excel/Google Sheets, and scripting (Python is a plus).
Understanding of synchronous and asynchronous data processes, REST APIs, ETL, JSON/XML, the importance of and techniques to verify, validate, and clean data, and experience architecting reliable integrations.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
You are obsessive about details and being meticulously organized is a key to your success.
An ability to juggle multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a strong bias for action.
A true team player, good collaborator, and trustworthy colleague.

Nice to haves

Experience with the travel agent industry, travel distribution / suppliers, or other travel tools/systems a plus.
Experience with fintech or payments a plus.
Experience with ML/AI a plus.

Compensation

The annual salary range for the target level for this role in NYC is $130,000-$150,000 + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k)

The role is based in New York City with a hybrid office and WFH schedule.

WORK AUTHORIZATION

You must have authorization to work in the United States. Fora is unable to assist applicants with obtaining work authorization.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Fora is committed to an equitable hiring process and an inclusive work environment. BIPOC and traditionally underrepresented candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. We will not discriminate and will take action to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any other characteristic protected by law.